The Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) will take place Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2023, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, co-locating with the International Builders’ Show (IBS) for the 10th Annual Design & Construction Week (DCW).

Established in 1963 as a network for kitchen dealers, the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) has evolved into the only all-industry, not-for-profit trade association for the estimated $189 billion kitchen and bath industry.

Standing behind a tagline of “Pros Who Know Choose BrassCraft,” the company is celebrating its 77th anniversary. 

While some high-end retail furniture stores insisted we were in a recession, most of the showrooms I spoke with swore the opposite — still busy and still a backlog of orders to push out.

New Orleans was a fitting backdrop for the 21st annual Decorative Plumbing & Hardware Association conference.

This is a reprint from IMARK’s Plumbing Now magazine (fall 2022 edition); it has been lightly edited. Reprinted with permission.

The inability to input and produce parts generated fewer overall products for 2022. This was reflected in about 13.9 million new cars and trucks as the year ended.

In 2023, ongoing supply growth coupled with weaker demand growth will ease tight markets and see some relief in the price pressures that forced energy prices higher.

The 2022 AD eCommerce & Marketing Summit brought together digital and marketing leaders from AD owner/members, supplier partners, and eCommerce partners, Dec. 5-7.

Raffel, owner of the beautiful kitchen and bathroom sink manufacturer, has passed away at the age of 80.